Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852)
(one synonym: Nymphula depunctalis)
Rice Caseworm
 NYMPHULINAE   ,    CRAMBIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 2 May 2009)


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

This Caterpillar is an international pest on:

  • Rice ( Oryza sativa, POACEAE ).

    The Caterpillar lives in a case made from a rolled-up rice leaf.


    (Specimen: courtesy of The Australian Museum)

    The adult moths have semi-transparent wings, with faint brown zig-zag lines across them. Each fore wing has 2 black comma-shaped marks. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

    The species is found in south-east Asia, including:

  • Hong Kong,
  • Thailand,
    and in Australia in:
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

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